Nicotine collector for tobacco smoking



Jan. 4,1927. 1,612,975

E. S. HUFFMAN NICOTINE COLLECTOR FOR TOBACCO SMOKING Filed Oct. 20, 1924 33 2 a 28%MW 51 W5" ag;

Patented Jan. 4, 1927.

PATENT caries.

EUGENE S. HUFFMAN, OF ROCKFGBD, ILLINOES.

NIGOTINE COLLECTOR FOR TOBACCO SMOKING.

Application filed October 2'0, 1924. Serial No. 744,572.

This invention relates to cigar and cigarette holders and pipes for smoking tobacco and has for its primary object the provision of improved means for collecting nicotine trom the smoke so that it will not be injurious to the health of the smoker. To this end my invention contemplates broadly the provision of a smoke stem or passage between the mouthpiece or bit and the cigarette or cigar holder or the bowl of the pipe, as the case may be, constructed in a novel manner to provide a continuous or circuitous path for effecting deposit of the nicotine and other heavier constituents in the smoke.

My invention also aims to provide a nicotine collector of the character described which is removable for cleaning or replacement and which may be efiectually embodied in various forms of holders or parts. In the preferred embodiment the nicotine collector is in the form of a filler tube which may be either inserted into a holder or may itself constitute a part of the holder such for example as the stem, to the opposite ends of which the bit and the cigar, cigarette or tobacco bowl may be attached.

A further object is to provide an improved nicotine-collector characterized by a tubular body providing a tobacco smoke passage and having transverse indentations or obstructions for intercepting the smoke. In the preferred embodiment these obstruc tions are formed when the body is plastic at least at localized spots, by pressing in the body preferably but not necessarily i'rom diametrically opposite points with a pointed implement and bringing the pressed in portions into contact one with the other, thereby providing a transverse obstruction having curved or sloping sides and dividing the single passage into two restricted passages. By arranging these transverse restrictions in relatively angular relation the tubular passage is divided into a plurality of'small rompartments or inter-passages on the walls of which the heavier constituents such as nicotine will be deposited.

A further object is to provide in a tobacco smoking device of any kind, a nicotine-collector embodying the broad characteristics disclosed herein.

Still another object is to devise a simple and commercially practical form of holder for a nicotine-collector embodying my invention.

Other objects and attendant advantages will be appreciated by those skilled in this art as the invention becomes better understood by reference to the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figures 1 and 2, are a side elevation and alongitudinal section respectively through a cigarette or cigar holder embodying my invention;

Figs. 3 and 4, are enlarged cross-sections taken on the lines 3-3 and 4-4 respectively of Fig. 2; V

Fig. 5, is a side elevation of a modified form of my invention;

Fig. 6, is a cross-section taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 5;

Fig. 7, is a side elevation of another modiiication of my invention;

Fig. 8, is a cross-section taken on the line 8-8 of Fig. 7 and Fig. 9, is a side elevation partly in longitudinal section of still another modification of my invention.

Referring to the embodiment shown in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, this comprises a cigar or cigarette holder the stem or body portion of which, designated generally by 11, is

formed integral with the bit 12, and the 9 tobacco, holder (in this case for a cigar or c1garette) 1s in the form of a socket piece 13 having a threaded end 1-:t screwed into i the body 11. These parts may be made of any suitable material or composition, it being preferred in practice to make them of a bakelite composition.

The smoke passage in the body 11 is bored out as at 15 to receive a tubular nicotinecollector, designated generally by 16. In 4 this embodiment of my invention the tubular member may be oi any suitable material and in the present'instance is of glass. It is shaped interiorly to provide a series of inter-passages 17 connected by restricted openings 18 which cause the smoke to travel in a sinuous or circuitous path and to deposit the heavier constituents such the nicotine. In this form of my invention the passages 18 are formed when the glass is in a plastic condition at localized spots, by pressing in the glass at diametrically opposite points until the pressed in portions 19 are brought into approximate contact.

These pressed in portions 19 provide transverse indentations or obstructions thus dividing the tubular member 11 into the inter-passages 17 and restricted passages 18 abox 'e-mentioned and provide obstructing walls on which the nicotine will be collected. These transverse obstructions are formed at longitudinally spaced points in angular relation with respect to adjoining obstructions, in this instance at right angles as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4. By reason of this construction the nicotine and any heavy constituents in the smoke will be deposited and collected by the obstrutlng walls and within the tubular member 16 by reason of the sinuous pat-h imposed by its interior construction, without appreciably increasing the draw through the stem.

t will be noted that in this form of my invention the tubular nicotine collector is removably held in position by the socket piece '13 and may be quickly and readily removed from the body 11 for cleaning or replacement. Thus by the use of refill nicotine-collector tubes such as disclosed in this embodiment of my invention, a cigarette or cigar holder or any kind of device used for smoking tobacco may be readily kept clean and free from injurious deposits. By constructing the tubular nicotine collector in this manner it may be produced at a comparatively low cost and the refill expense is comparatively small to the discriminating user considering the advantages gained. Furthermore with this construction the holder proper may be embodied in any shape or form desired or in bakelite or other compositions of different colors. In practice I have found it very desirable to use a light colored bakelite resembling amber which is quite transparent'so as to make the nicotinecollector visible to the extent of clearly showing the contents collected. Thus the user may detect at a glance when it is necessary to remove the collector tube for cleaning or replacement.

In the embodiment shown in Fig. 5 the nicotine-collector 21 is made integral with the socket piece 22 and bit 23. In this form of the invention the interior of the smoke passage is substantially identical with that in the tubular member 16, except as to dimensions. This form'provides a unitary article which may be made from any plastic or ductile material suitable for the purposes in mind. In this form as in that first described the nicotine is collected or deposited on the interior walls as a result of the shape thereof.

In Figs. 7 and 8 I have shown a modified form of the invention in which the holder proper, designated by 2%,is in one piece with the smoke passage bored out somewhat larger than ordinarily as indicated by 25. This smoke passage is divided by transverse obstructions in the form of pins 26 at longitudinally spaced points and in angular re lation simulating the transverse indentations 19 described above. The pins 26 are clesigned to function similarly to said inden tations 19, that is, they provide transverse obstructions and divide the principal smoke passage into restricted passages and interpassages. This illustrates that I do not wish to confine myself to an integral structure for the nicotine-collector proper but that substantially the same result might be obtained by a built-up construction.

In Fig. 9 I have shown still another modiiication in which a nicotine-collector tube desiginated generally by 27 similar to the tube 16 except that it has flanged ends 28, provides the stem proper and has attached to its opposite ends a socket piece 29 and a bit 31. In this form of the invention the socket piece and bit may be attached to the stem part 27 in anysuitable manner as for example that shown in which the socketpiece and bit respectively have a part 32 entering the adjacent end of the tubular piece 27 and are detachably connected thereto by a coupling nut 33 which engages the flange 28 as clearly shown.

It should be understood that my invention is not to be limited to the kind of material making up the nicotine-collector, nor to the number, arrangement and form of the transverse smoke obstructions, unless specifically stated in certain claims. My invention in its broader aspect comprehends means of the character disclosed, or equivalent means, for collecting nicotine from tobacco smoke in any kind of a smoking device, as, for example, a cigarette or cigar holder, or a pipe. It should be understood, therefore, that in practice, many changes might be made in the materials, size and shape of parts without departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as expressed in the appended claims, in Which I claim:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a nicotine-collector comprising a tube adapted to be interposed in the smoke passage of a pipe, cigar or cigarette holder, said tube having at longitudinally spaced points pressed in portions each of which provides a restricted smoke passage at the periphery of the tube, the pressed in portions at the longitudinally spaced points being in rela tively angular relation whereby said restricted smoke passages are in non-alignment. longitudinally and cause the smoke to travel in a'. sinuous path.

As a new article of manufacture, a nicotine-collector con'iprising a tube adapted to be interposed in the smoke passage of a pipe, cigar or cigarette holder, the tube having at longitudinally spaced points transversely pressed in portions which provide restricted smoke passages between each pressed in portion and the inner periphery of the tube, the pressed in portions at ad joining longitudinally spaced points being in non-alignment longitudinally whereby to provide a sinuous smoke passage.

3. A cigar or cigarette holder comprising 5 a stem or body portion having a bit at one end and a smoke passage bored to receive a nicotine-collector, a socket piece connected with said stem, and a nicotine-collector adapted to be inserted into said bored passage and to be retained therein, the nicotinecollector being in the form of a tube open at its ends and having at longitudinally spaced points opposed pressed in portions in contact at their inner ends providing transverse smoke obstructions and leaving separated, restricted smoke passages at the periphery of the tube.

EUGENE S. HUFFMAN. 

